The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-12
Representatives Kellison and Jcwett
Each Have a Grievance to Satisfy.
The Reynolds Bill Relative to the Liquor
Traffic Ordered EngrOssed, as Was the
Foster Fee and Salary Measure.
Senator Smith, of Jennings, Speaks Ter
rifically in Behalf of His Party.
The Democratic Method of Bluffing Off an In
vestigation of the Management of the
Benevolent Observation-Disclosures.

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Two members of the House came into yester-
day mornings session, each with grievance.
They we're Representatives Kellison and Jewett.
While the latter lost in fervent temper his
ordinarily bland responsiveness, the former was
automatically discreet But there was sug
gestiveness of method in it all, for the temper
ance question waited on special order, and there
Is Democratic design to put this as far away as
possible from final action. Previously Repre-
sentative Jewett, perhaps in furtherance of this
purpose to delay the bill regulating the sale of
liquors, very adroitly asked to have the roll of
the counties that did not respond in Thursdays
introduction of bills called in order to give the
members absent at that time a chance to intro
duce measures. He placed it in the shape of
motion. and, its apparent fairness impressng the
House, it prevailed by large majority. But
this order required more time, than any
one supposed, and those ANXIOUS to
reach temperance legislation when
1t was so near at nand became FESTIVE. Pend
ing this call Representatives Kellison and Jew
stt further heightened the delay by bringing
privilege. The object of complaint was the
Journals casual reference to the 81, 000 900 loan
bill reported by the ways and means committee,
In which these gentlemen were said to be op-
posed to the loan, although it was represented
that they had promised to support it. The term
bad faith, of which the Democrats were accused
seemed to be the aegravatne phrase, and Of
that Representative Kellison said ne was not
guilty. 1t was through transformation, no
doubt, that the journal stated this. He had,
moreover. been attentive to the meetings of the
committee, from only one Of which, and that
the first. an informal affair. had he been absent
IL considering this loan the division of the COM
mittee occurred not much on the propriety of
making ii. but on tho amount actually required.
There were several meetings in which no con-
clusion was reached, and while he did not op.
pose the loan, he was with others in
doubt as to placing it at 100000. When the
committee could not agree on the amount, he IA
vored reporting the bill back to the House to
have the sum decided on in that body There
he was against a recommittal, although not salts
fed as to the 100000 Since then the COM
mittee has had another meeting, and more fully
considered the itemized needs which have to be
met immediately. The Governor and State off,
GERS have shown what will be required, and he is
now ready to favor the one miiondollar loan.
Never until then had he said he would support a
oill to borrow that amount of money.
Representative Jewett mildly began in the
tenor Of his colleagues speech. but he had not
gone very far until he thought he had an imag-
mary account to settle with the Journal, which
he STYLED sheet, with an attempt at contemptu-
GUS emphasis. He said, and as he said it he
showed a willingness to be exasperated, that
this sheet" attempted to throw the blame on
the Democrats for obstructing legislation. This
he sought to counterfeit by denial. through in
ference, by defending the Republican majority
" the committee It was not reasonable
hat this majority had any connection with the
question of privilege, since no reference had
seen made to it in the offending article. Repre-
sentative Iewett. however, in his great political
feat, liable to performance at any time when he
desires to let the world pass under his legs with
blessing, straddled the issue in denouncine
"this sheet at one time, and praising the Repub
licans of the committee and House at another
The committee, he said, was doing its best He
sared nothing for this Sheet" because it wa:
abusive Of gentlemen of the House, but he de
sired to put the committee right 1t was ex
rellent one, with Its majority composed OF tht
hest Republicans Representative Crosse tried
TO have his choleric colleague called to order
but nobody seemed to care about what Repre-
sentative Jewett was saving, so the disposition
TO let him emulate Representative Patton
opened clear field for the gentlemans
performance, kindly offered for the enter
tainmert of bis fellow members. He accused
'this sheet of being malignant in the abus,
of men and idiotic in its advice. 1t was destruc
in ifS IN OF int cu
a position that it cannot SANDER anybody; but
nevertheless, the temperature of his wrath indi
Gated that the Journals criticism of Democratic
methods in general, and his continual posing O.
the workineman's friend in particular. hat
fasped his vanity. So much for kepreseDtativ
Jewett whose natural and acquired refinement
suavity Of address and smartness are antagopis
tic to anything that would tempt him to make
,ircus Of himself.
The new bills being exhausted, the measure 4
regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors, an,
providing for elections thereon, came up through
she report of the committee on substitute TO
the Fleece bill. The substitute had been amend
ed by Incorporating the amendment offere,
Wednesday by Representative Buckles, limitn
the demand for election on the sale non sal
of liquor in counties to etenth of tn
voters in each township report from tn
minority signed by its Democratic members
Pierce, Major and Ibach, was read. 1t proposes
TO strike out all after the snacting clause of tn
substitute ana give 10 its place simple leens
propositions. Inc requirements VA tHlS tniho
ity substitute were that any person DESTROYS
sell spirituous, viuous and malt liquors shout
FIRST procure from the County Commissioners
\ license, but il could not be granted until tn
applicant had paid into the county treasury SIC
for license to sell all three kinds of liquors
/ and only $50 for to sell exclusively vinor
and malt liquors. OF the revenue from tn
source oneh half of the $780, and all of the s.
license fee should be paid into the school fund
the county in which such license is obtaine,
ana the other half of the 5000 fee to the townshi
trustees to be applied to the improvements
the highway if the licensee sell outside of a eli
Or town. II the sale should be within a city
town then this latter half should be used Il